City Council

City of Riverside Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson City Council Councilmembers: Erin Edwards Clarissa Cervantes Ronaldo Fierro Chuck Conder Agenda Gaby Plascencia Jim Perry Steve Hemenway Meeting Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 1:00 PM City Hall - Art Pick Council Chamber Publication Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 3900 Main Street, Riverside View Virtual Meeting at www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community The City Council will conduct an in-person and virtual meeting. Face coverings are required regardless of vaccination status. For telephone public comment and to listen to the meeting live via Zoom, call: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265 Dial in when the agenda item is called to be placed in the queue. Please follow along with the meeting via www.riversideca.gov/meeting, RiversideTV cable channels, or City social media live feeds to ensure you call in at the appropriate time for your item(s). Time is limited to 3 minutes. Public comments regarding items on this agenda or any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council can be submitted by eComment at www.riversideca.gov/meeting until two hours before the meeting. Email comments to City_Clerk@riversideca.gov. ***** City of Riverside Page 1 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 Pursuant to the City Council Meeting Rules adopted by Resolution No. 23618, the Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum throughout the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of these rules. The City of Riverside is committed to fostering a respectful workplace that requires all employees and external stakeholders to embrace a culture of transparency and inclusivity. This includes acceptable behavior from everyone; a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public they serve. City meetings should be a place where all members of our community feel safe and comfortable to participate. While there could be a high level of emotion associated with topics on this agenda, the City would like to set the expectation that all members of the public use language appropriate to a collaborative, professional, and respectful public environment. The City is resolute in its commitment to eliminate any form of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation in the workplace. The City maintains a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in compliance with new harassment and discrimination laws. LISTENING ASSISTIVE DEVICES are available for the hearing impaired. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City's ADA Coordinator at 951-826-5427 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. TTY users call 711 for telecommunications relay services (TRS). Agenda related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available in the Office of the City Clerk, at www.riversideca.gov/meeting, and in the binder located near the entrance of the Art Pick Council Chamber. PLEASE NOTE--The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order upon request of the Mayor or Members of the City Council. 1 P.M. MAYOR CALLS MEETING TO ORDER INVOCATION - Councilmember Cervantes City of Riverside Page 2 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT 1 You are invited to participate in person or by phone at (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 926 9699 1265 to comment on Closed Sessions, Consent Calendar, and any matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Press *9 to be placed in the queue to speak when the agenda item is called. Individuals in the queue will be prompted to unmute by pressing *6 to speak - Individual audience participation is limited to 3 minutes. MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS 2 Brief reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council, Ward updates, and announcements of upcoming events Mobility and Infrastructure Committee at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 9, 2021, Art Pick Council Chamber/Virtual Meeting Financial Performance and Budget Committee at 3 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, Art Pick Council Chamber/Virtual Meeting CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION 3 Mayor Lock Dawson to present Proclamation to Riverside Museum Associates Multicultural Council representative Rose Monge designating December 17, 2021, as Day of Inclusion (5-minute presentation) PRESENTATION 4 Riverside Downtown Metrolink Station Improvements Project update by Riverside County Transportation Commission Capital Projects Manager David Lewis (Public Works) (Ward 2) (10-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Presentation COMMUNICATIONS 5 Intergovernmental relations and legislative update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 6 Homeless solutions update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 7 Sustainability update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 8 Strategic plan update (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) City of Riverside Page 3 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 9 Pertinent health, safety, and security updates (City Manager) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) 10 Legal update (City Attorney) (All Wards) (5-minute presentation) CONSENT CALENDAR - Item # 11-31 All matters listed under the CONSENT CALENDAR are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed following the Discussion Calendar. Announcement of Measure Z funded Item No. 24 Attachments: Measure Z funded item City Attorney 11 Reconsider circumstances of the state of emergency and make a finding that state and/or local officials continue to recommend social distancing measures (All Wards) Attachments: Report GC54953 12 Outside counsel expenditures for July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021 (All Wards) Attachments: Report Expenditure Report City Clerk 13 Minutes of November 9 and 16, 2021 Attachments: 11-09-21 Minutes 11-16-21 Minutes 14 Accept resignation of Tiffani Graham from Board of Ethics Ward 6 seat (All Wards) Attachments: Report City of Riverside Page 4 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 Community and Economic Development 15 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1486, declaring as surplus vacant City-owned land located at 3472 and 3473 Farnham Street and 9384 Martha Way, Riverside, California, acquired for the State 91/Van Buren Boulevard Interchange Improvement Project - Disposition and sale of three properties located at 3472 Farnham Place, 3473 Farnham Place and 9384 Martha Way (Ward 5) Attachments: Report Resolution Legal Description 16 Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Chapter 5.38 of the Riverside Municipal Code regarding Sidewalk Vendors - Waive further reading (Intro. on 11-16-21, All Wards) Attachments: Ordinance Fire 17 2020 Urban Search and Rescue Response System Cooperative Agreement grant amendment for increase of $47,918 for total of $1,336,049 from Department of Homeland Security for Urban Search and Rescue Task Force training, administration, and equipment acquisition and maintenance of existing rescue equipment, and 1 FTE Fire Captain, 1 FTE Battalion Chief, 1 FTE Inventory Control Specialist, and .90 FTE Account Technician salaries and benefits through August 30, 2023 - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Attachments: Report General Services 18 First Amendment to Agreement with Executive Elevator, Inc., for $91,556.82, for revised total contract amount of $119,576.82 from General Fund, Building Service Maintenance, Maintenance/Repair of Buildings and Improvements Account for annual maintenance of elevators at various City locations through July 1, 2025 (All Wards) Attachments: Report First Amendment to Agreement Quote FY 21/22 Quote FY 22/23 City of Riverside Page 5 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 19 Accept reimbursement of $2,600,000 from Riverside Art Museum for partial reimbursement of renovation costs of Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art and Culture - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required - 3581 Mission Inn Avenue (Ward 1) Attachments: Report Human Resources 20 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, paying and reporting the value of employer paid member contributions of the Service Employees International Union, General Unit - Local 721, effective July 4, 2014 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, paying and reporting the value of employer paid member contributions of the Service Employees International Union, Refuse Units, effective November 21, 2014 - Waive further readings (All Wards) Attachments: Report Resolution - General Unit Resolution - Refuse Unit 21 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to reflect the 2022 State Mandated increase to the minimum wage from $14 to $15 hourly - Waive further reading (All Wards) Attachments: Report Resolution Job Code Table FBSP 22 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California, amending Resolution No. 21052 and the Master Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan to approve the creation of the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer Classification and salary range therefor - Waive further reading - Funds transfer- Five affirmative votes required (All Wards) Attachments: Report Resolution Job Code Table MGT Supporting Documentation and Recommendations Fringe Benefits and Salary Plan City of Riverside Page 6 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 Parks, Recreation, and Community Services 23 Agreement with Hilltop Geotechnical, Inc., for not-to-exceed $500,000 over three years with $200,000 annual cap from Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department Capital Improvement Project budgets for construction inspection, material testing, and geotechnical services for through June 30, 2024, with option to extend one additional two-year term (All Wards) Attachments: Report Agreement Police 24 MEASURE Z - Award Bid 7863 to Cyclery USA, Riverside, for $129,194.76 from Measure Z Police Special Operations, Machine and Equipment Account for 22 Verve electric bicycles with five-year service plan for Parks and Neighborhood Specialist Team (All Wards) Attachments: Report Bid Award Recommendation Public Utilities 25 Fiscal Year 2020-21 Southern California Public Power Authority semi-annual expenditure report (All Wards) Attachments: Report Presentation 26 Revisions to Permissible Use of Greenhouse Gas Allowance Value and Proceeds Policy (All Wards) Attachments: Report Permissible Use of Greenhouse Gas Policy - Redlined Permissible Use of Greenhouse Gas policy - Clean Version Guidance Document Presentation 27 Public Benefits Program for Energy Efficiency Site Evaluations - Agreement with TRC Engineers, Inc., for $750,000 from Electric Public Benefits Fund-Acct Energy Efficiency Account for consultant administered Energy Efficiency Program for three year term (All Wards) City of Riverside Page 7 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 Attachments: Report Agreement Bid Award Recommendation Presentation 28 Shareholder proxy authority for voting representatives and alternates to Gage Canal, Jurupa Ditch Water, Riverside Highland Water, Trujillo Water, Meeks & Daley Water Companies - Assignment of shares for each mutual water company owned by City to Board of Public Utilities members - Rescind any and all prior assigned shares owned by City to mutual water companies - Delegate authority to any designated representative or alternate to vote City’s shares as City’s proxy at all meetings of respective mutual water companies (All Wards) Attachments: Report Meeting Dates Public Works 29 Cooperative Agreement with Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and MS 215 LLC for West End Moreno MDP Line GG - Stage 1 storm drain facilities (Parcel Map 36981), Project 4-0-00788-01 (Ward 2) Attachments: Report RCFC Facilities Vicinity Map 36981 Vicinity Map Cooperative Agreement 30 Traffic Circulation pilot project to prohibit through and left-turn movements at eastbound and westbound approaches at intersection of Market and Sixth Streets for one month (Ward 1) Attachments: Report Site Map Aerial Map 31 Temporary Neighborhood Traffic Circle Improvement pilot project at intersection of Challen Avenue and Orlando Drive / Foothill Avenue for six months (Ward 6) Attachments: Report Site Map Aerial Map City of Riverside Page 8 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 DISCUSSION CALENDAR Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 32 Request for Proposal 2083, Agreement with Parking Concepts Inc., Los Angeles, for $3,839,152 with ten percent change order authority for total of $4,223,067 from Public Works-Public Parking Professional Services Account for Parking Management Services of Downtown parking facilities for three-year term with two one-year extension options (Public Works) (Ward 1) (10-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Bid Award Recommendation Agreement Presentation 33 Grant application for $4,401,597 to establish Youth Workforce Program in partnership with CaliforniaVolunteers (Mayor) (All Wards) (10-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Fact Sheet Application Request Letter Presentation 3 P.M. PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS Audience participation is encouraged. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. 34 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Riverside, California amending the applicable Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF) applicable to all developments in the City of Riverside - Waive further reading (Public Works) (All Wards) (15-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Resolution Presentation-Public Works Presentation-WRCOG City of Riverside Page 9 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 35 Case P09-0810 - Mee Heh Risdon on behalf of the Riverside Supportive Housing, L.P - Determine project is consistent with Negative Declaration prepared for Planning Cases P09-0808, P09-0809, and P09-0810, and adopted by City Council on June 14, 2011 - A Resolution of the City Council of Riverside, California, making its findings and determinations in the matter of Resolution of Intention No. 23795; and making its order vacating an approximately 4,095 square foot segment of Eucalyptus Avenue located South of Vasquez Place - Waive further reading (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 2) (10-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Resolution CC Report for 10-26-21 and Attachments Resolution of Intention Notice Presentation 36 2016-2017 United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Annual Action Plan Amendment to allocate an additional $50,677, for total of $254,754 in unprogrammed Community Development Block Grant funds for La Sierra Park American Disability Act Pathway Phase I Project improvements - Funds transfer - Supplemental appropriation - Five affirmative votes required (Community and Economic Development) (Ward 7) (5-minute presentation) Attachments: Report Notice Presentation CLOSED SESSIONS Time listed is approximate. The City Council may adjourn to the below listed Closed Sessions at their convenience during this City Council meeting. 37 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning [Under seal] v. [Under seal] Attachments: Report 38 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Bret Bauer v City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No: ADJ 12639299 Attachments: Report 39 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning David Olivas v. City of Riverside, WCAB Claim No: ADJ 13608883 City of Riverside Page 10 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 Attachments: Report 40 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning Friends of Riverside Airport, LLC v. Department of the Army, et al., USDC Case No. 5:19-cv-01103-MWF-KK Attachments: Report 41 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(2) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning significant exposure to litigation - one case Attachments: Report 42 Pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) to confer with and/or receive advice from legal counsel concerning the City Council deciding whether to initiate litigation - three cases Attachments: Report 43 Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 to review the City Council's position and instruct designated representatives regarding salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits of all Executive Management employees including the City Attorney and City Clerk, all Management and Confidential employees as defined by PERS, Fire Management Unit, Riverside City Firefighters Association, Riverside Police Officers Association (Police and Police Supervisory Units), Service Employees International Union #721, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers #47, and Riverside Police Administrators Association Attachments: Report COMMUNICATIONS 44 City Attorney report on Closed Session discussions 45 Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council - City Manager/City Attorney reports ********* The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 2021 City Council meetings broadcast with closed captioning available on AT&T Channel 99, Charter Spectrum Channel 3,and Frontier Cable Channel 21 Rebroadcast Wednesdays at 9 p.m., Fridays at 1 p.m., and Saturdays at 9 a.m. City of Riverside Page 11 City Council Agenda December 7, 2021 View live Webcast of the City Council Meeting at: www.RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or www.WatchRiverside.com Follow on Twitter: City of Riverside (@riversidecagov) Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (@rivcaparkandrec) Riverside Fire Department (@RivCAFire) Riverside Police Department (@RiversidePolice) Riverside Public Utilities (@RPUNews) ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 12